Put your FEET UP

Step away from the secateurs... here's how to garden less and relax more

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Easy options

It can be a delicate balance to get the garden you love without it becoming a chore to keep looking good. Yet there are ways to keep maintenance to the minimum. We're talking about choosing high-performance plants that flourish with minimal fuss, shrubs to suit time-poor gardeners, plus ways to ward off weeds. Add in an enticing seating area and it's job done!

Tough calls

Certain plants attract slugs in droves, while others collapse at the whiff of diseases like mildew. Swapping delicate divas for resilient stalwarts cuts your workload and saves cash on replacing damaged plants. For good-doers, look for plants carrying the RHS AGM symbol. Or try these switches: